When I was a kid, I did a lot of puzzles with my dad. I was good at them, even the hard ones, because a puzzle is a kind of matching game that uses shapes, colors, and textures to create a completed scene. Now, as a grown up, I still do puzzles every day—it’s called writing and drawin

The new year has me thinking about new projects, new beginnings, and how something very small can sometimes turn into something very big. Like an idea. Or an elephant. Or an idea for a book about elephants. Where and how do these big things begin? Let’s start at the very beginning A v

S. S. Taylor and I thought it would be fun to do a three-part blog post together, to discuss the writing and drawing process behind three scenes from The Expeditioners series. Today is Part 3 in the conversation. To begin reading with Part 1, please follow this link. To read Part 2, p

S. S. Taylor and I thought it would be fun to do a three-part blog post together, to discuss the writing and drawing process behind three scenes from The Expeditioners series. Today is Part 2 in the conversation. To read Part 1, please follow this link. KATHERINE: Hello again, Sarah!

S. S. Taylor and I thought it would be fun to do a three-part blog post together, to discuss the writing and drawing process behind three scenes from The Expeditioners series. Today is Part 1 in the conversation, about the first scene in the first book, The Expeditioners and the Treas

I think I have book amnesia. I’ve completely forgotten how hard it is to write and draw a book. Perhaps this is like childbirth amnesia, where women forget the pain they just endured after delivery? I wouldn’t know, but what I do know is that writing a draft of this elepha

This blog post first appeared as my Q & A with John Schu Trifecta with The Nerdy Book Club and Colby Sharp on 10/2/2014. John wrote the words in red, and I wrote the words in black. Thank you, John! And thank you, everyone, for reading! * I think Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with

This blog post first appeared as my essay for The Nerdy Book Club Trifecta with John Schu and Colby Sharp on 10/2/2014. And don’t forget—tomorrow night, 10/08, is my Bay Area launch party for Neighborhood Sharks at Books Inc. in Mountain View from 7 to 9 pm. Hope to see you ther